I finally did it! At long last! Success!! I conquered an audiobook AND Everest!
I knew that I had to be a Williamson girl deep down and have felt so out of the loop with my non-audiobook-listening. Poor Isabug downloading audiobooks, but never actually listening to them. What a loser. Anyway, can I join the club now?
Onto the details. How? Why? When?
After entering the Frankfurt airport at an early (Claire even drove me!) 9:45am I proceeded to my gate where they basically lock you in with no options of food or drink and one TV. I parked myself in front of the TV that had no sound and watched some news while debating how I could bide my time. As it turns out I was a little tired of Wicked, having listened to it repeatedly for the past month with no break while I was in Germany, so scrolled through my boring music selection. Finally I decided to check out the audiobooks and lo and behold but I saw Into Thin Air. "Smart thinking, Isabug." I said to myself. I have always wanted to read it and this was my chance. I quickly pressed the play button and my journey began. I listened and listened and listened. I listened while I watched the Royal Wedding that appeared on the TV shortly after.. I listened as we boarded the plane.. I listened as the man in front of me obnoxiously sang along with his iPod on the phone (WHO DOES THAT?!?!)... and I listened in spite of having over 20 movie selections, most of which I had been waiting to see (King's Speech anyone?). Thankfully, I had a 7.5 hour flight so it was pretty much over by the time we landed. Maybe that's the key to my audiobook plight - listening all at once?
In any case, I loved it. Loved it. Loved it. I want to listen to it again and again.. although now that I'm back in New York I'm afraid that my audiobook listening days may be limited. Darn you loud subway riders and the need for no distraction so that you get off at the right subway stop. Yes, that happened this morning. I walked from 53rd and 5th to work...surprisingly for the first time ever! I don't know if I'm actually a changed person yet, but at least I have conquered one audiobook. Hello Williamson girls, I'm here!
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SO PROUD!!!! And technically you listened to everybody's favorite repeat book, "Broadway Nights" (though I guess I've heard some Harry Potters more)... we all knew you had it in you though!
I totally feel you on Wicked. Maybe we'll be back into it by the next time we visit each other ;)
OH, you're right! I did listen to Broadway Nights!
And I am currently listening to "Under the Banner of Heaven"... creepy.
Seriously? That was your second choice? Be prepared to listen to "Broadway Nights" again right after it. Did you listen to "Into the Wild"...?
Speaking of Mt. Everest, have I told you all that my BFF Stacy's 16-year old niece, Sara McGahan is climbing Mt. Everest right now with her dad? National Geographic has a blog that is covering their climb (Everest 2011) and there's another blog with lots of great pictures at http://www.rmiguides.com/blog/index.php/entry/everest/mt._everest_expedition_sara_mcgahan_on_base_camp_and_the_glaciers
They are about to make their summit bid. So crazy...and yet so cool (on multi-dimensional levels).
Holy glaciers!
The actual mountain, or just to base camp (which I still want to do with Isabug)?!!?!
The actual mountain. As in a summit bid. Like into thin air. Pretty wild. She and MR were flower girls together when Stacey got married. She and her dad have done almost all of the big summits. They hired a guide who is the most successful non-Sherpa Everest summit-reacher. She's been there since March and they should reach the summit (if they make it) in the next few days.
You really should look at the two blogs. The pics are amazing. Sarah, small and cute like MR with a total fresh face, is in these pics with all these sherpas and grizzled climbers that look like Krakauer. I check on their progress every few days.
I just started reading the Everest blog! Looks like Sara and her dad have turned around, but she wrote a really nice post about it. How cool that you all know them!!
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